Rice
/ɹaɪs/
Rice is a noun and verb with 4 senses listed below, each with examples where available, plus synonyms and a word game to make it stick.
Definition
noun
- Cereal plants, Oryza sativa of the grass family whose seeds are used as food.
- A specific variety of this plant.
verb
- To squeeze through a ricer; to mash or make into rice-sized pieces (especially potatoes).
- To harvest wild rice (Zizania sp.)
Definitions from the Free Dictionary API
Origin
From Middle English rys, from Old French ris, from Italian riso.
Source: Etymological Wordnet (CC BY-SA 3.0)
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